areal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin āreālis; by surface analysis, area +‎ -al. Cognate with English areolar. False cognates include English arena, adrenal, anear. === Pronunciation === (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈɛɹiəl/ (Received Pronunciation, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹɪəl/, /ˈɛəɹiəl/ Homophones: aerial, Ariel, Arial Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəl === Adjective === areal (not comparable) Of or pertaining to an area. areal interstices ― the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves ==== Usage notes ==== Analogy with the frequent usage of a- as a prefix meaning "not", in terms of Latin and/or Greek derivation (for ex.: amoral, asymmetry, atypical), suggests a second reading of areal as a- +‎ real, but this reading is prescriptively disallowed, presumably due to potential confusion. ==== Coordinate terms ==== lineal, linear spacial, spatial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== area ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== focal, focused, local, locoregional, regional === Anagrams === Elara, earal, reaal == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin āreālis, from ārea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /areaːl/, [ˌɑːeˈæːˀl] === Noun === areal n (singular definite arealet, plural indefinite arealer) area, space Synonym: flademål acreage ==== Inflection ==== == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese arẽal (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from area (“sand”) +‎ -al. Cognate with Portuguese areal and Spanish arenal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɾeˈal/ [a.ɾeˈɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: a‧re‧al === Noun === areal m (plural areais) sandy place Synonym: areeiro beach Synonym: praia ==== Derived terms ==== Areás Areeiros ==== Related terms ==== area === References === “areal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “areal”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “areal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “areal”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “areal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “areal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “areal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch areaal, from Latin āreālis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aˈreal/ [aˈre.al] Rhymes: -eal Syllabification: a‧re‧al === Adjective === aréal (comparative lebih areal, superlative paling areal) areal === Noun === aréal (plural areal-areal) (colloquial) synonym of kawasan === Related terms === === Further reading === “areal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin āreālis. === Pronunciation === === Noun === areal n (definite singular arealet, indefinite plural areal or arealer, definite plural areala or arealene) area (measurement of a surface) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “areal” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin āreālis. === Noun === areal n (definite singular arealet, indefinite plural areal, definite plural areala) area (measurement of a surface) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “areal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: a‧re‧al === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese arẽal, from arẽa (“sand”) +‎ -al. By surface analysis, areia +‎ -al. ==== Noun ==== areal m (plural areais) a sandy location ===== Alternative forms ===== arenal ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From área +‎ -al, or borrowed from Latin āreālis. ==== Adjective ==== areal m or f (plural areais) areal (of or relating to an area) === Further reading === “areal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “areal”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “areal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “areal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “areal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Areal. === Noun === areal n (plural areale) area ==== Declension ====